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alexandra m. pickett

Does Class Size Matter? - Distance Education Report Article - 1 views

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    Does class size matter? http://www.magnapubs.com/newsletter/distance-education-report/270/Does-Class-Size-Matter-13523-1.html This article originally appeared in Distance Education Report. I've been the director of online education at my institution since 2007. One question I've been asked many times over the years is "What is the optimal number of students to have in an online class?" My usual response is to pretend I didn't hear the question and walk away as quickly as possible. Well, that's not totally true. But as you can imagine, this is not an easy question to answer, as there are many variables that come into play--the topic of the class, the overall course design, the academic rank of students in the class, the experience of the instructor teaching the class, etc. I've had many interesting discussions with students, staff and administrators over the years about enrollments in online courses. When I first started teaching online, my courses would fill almost immediately, sometimes within minutes. Inevitably, students would contact me and request an override for the course - not just one or two students, but dozens upon dozens of students. They were usually surprised when I said no. These frustrated students would often reply with a comment such as, "But it's an online class, so you can take unlimited numbers of students and it won't be any additional work for you." Surprisingly, I've heard this kind of comment from some faculty, staff and administrators as well. I usually view these interactions as opportunities to offer a bit of education about online learning. So I might say, for example, that if I had seven graded assignments in my online course, and 25 students, I would end up grading 175 assignments--with the emphasis on "I." However, if I doubled the number of students in my class and graded seven assignments for 50 students, that would be 350 assignments to grade. There were also 22 quizzes, two exams and multiple
alexandra m. pickett

Leading Blog: A Leadership Blog: 12 Leadership Guidelines for Leading through Learning ... - 0 views

  • Understand that we will never get back to normal: While it is comfortable to want to seek the status quo, “normal” in times of a crisis is constantly changing. Leaders need to move on to seek better ways of doing things, letting these new ways become the new normal. Take care of one another: Listening reduces anxiety. Provide regular updates on what is happening across the organization and expand inclusivity. React…pause…respond: The right response will be made once information gathering, integrity, an open heart, and seeking to understand have been considered. Talk—even when you don’t believe there is much to say: Overcommunication is essential during turbulent times. Consistent and continuous messaging prevents rumors from spreading and demonstrates the leaders’ approachability and transparency. Be visible—now is not the time to play hide-and-seek: People become fearful when the leader goes into hiding. As a leader, be present, inform comfort, and provide strength for others. Maintain integrity and high value morals: Current circumstances should not influence or distort your definition of integrity and other core values. Optimize costs, with retention in mind: Make cost optimization decisions keeping employee retention in mind. This allows leaders to assess risk and make more informed decisions. Be a brand ambassador: The organization needs people who are brand ambassadors. As brand ambassadors, you are responsible for representing the organization both internally and externally in a positive manner. This means you must refrain from making statements that might cause further turbulence. Assess and rebuild trust: Rebuilding an injured organization requires making difficult decisions that not everyone will understand. For this reason, you and other leaders must continuously asses and rebuild trust. Remember, leaders are human, too: Though there will be difficult times during a crisis, as leader, it is important to remain composed. Think like a child: Try to live “in the moment,” not allowing business to consume every moment. Work/life balance can exist, even in a crisis. Take care of your emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being: Don’t put any aspect of your well-being on hold. While change and uncertainty at work are draining, you cannot allow them to take over your life.
alexandra m. pickett

Google: Powerful Tools for Educators and Your Instructional Design Toolkit (part 1) - 1 views

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    #SLNSOLSUMMIT lunch is coming up. we will be back & live at 2:30pm ET w/ Google workshop (part 1) http://t.co/3XYEPkMiqU w/ @jrsowash RT @jrsowash: Look Mom, I'm on TV-well kind of. live at the #slnsolsummit now. Google Tools 4 Instructional Designers http://t.co/jWdahYREkz #google #onlinelearning #instructionaldesign #edusocmedia http://t.co/ctvrSAd7KL LIVE #slnsolsummit http://t.co/jWdahYREkz it is better to be fast http://t.co/wd8KK6WZ6U #slnsolsummit #Google http://t.co/tdxWbiUbdv
alexandra m. pickett

My Twitter Presence - 0 views

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    "# I use Twitter to get the pulse of people in the larger online world. # I use Twitter to communicate in two directions. # I use Twitter to promote important causes, as well as business opportunities. # I use Twitter to promote other people's stuff 12 times as much I as do mine (12:1 rule). # I use Twitter to stay updated on people's shared news. # I use Twitter as a quick pulse-taking service. # I use Twitter to find business (via search). # I use Twitter to stream links to my stuff and to others' stuff. # I use Twitter to connect with humans. "
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Is Online Study Success Driven? | Swiflearn - 0 views

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    Online learning classes present a unique challenge that helps you to prepare well. Active online study assists in developing the required skills - Swiflearn.
alexandra m. pickett

WOW Media Release 2018 | WCET - 0 views

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    Announcing the 2018 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards! https://t.co/zZT6yk4ZKt Congratulations to each of these institutions! #WCETAward #WCET18 https://t.co/8uJx3edm04 congrats @alexpickett and @OpenSUNYCOTE team for #OSCQR recognition! wonderful resource open to all! congrats to all the other winners as well! https://t.co/Ngxx7nxC1U
Rob Piorkowski

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine - 0 views

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    Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 498 billion archived web pages.
Rob Piorkowski

Skills and Strategies | Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources - 0 views

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    How do you know if something you read is true? Why should you care? We pose these questions this week in honor of News Engagement Day on Oct. 6, and try to answer them with resources from The Times as well as from Edutopia, the Center for News Literacy, TEDEd and the NewseumEd.
Rob Piorkowski

Glogster: Multimedia Posters | Online Educational Content - 0 views

shared by Rob Piorkowski on 31 Jul 12 - Cached
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    I recommended it to our Movement Science, OTA and Biology areas. They have all used it with great success. The students were very engaged in creating the posters, and added their own video and sound to presentations. It was a different take on a static presentation and was well received.
Rob Piorkowski

Wireless Philosophy | Recently Uploaded Videos | Wi Phi - 0 views

shared by Rob Piorkowski on 14 Jul 16 - No Cached
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    These videos is that they are small chunks of materials, well presented, by experts in the area. Meaning that 1) they will likely present it better than I will and 2) the focus is tight enough that I won't have to tell students "only watch the first ten minutes."
alexandra m. pickett

Online and blended communities of inquiry: Exploring the developmental and perceptional... - 1 views

  • The CoI framework, with its emphasis on critical thinking and collaboration, provides a well-structured model and a set of guidelines to create effective learning communities in online and blended learning environments (Garrison & Anderson, 2003; Garrison & Vaughan, 2008).
alexandra m. pickett

Mindbloom | Grow the life you want. - 0 views

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    #onlinelearning #studentsuccess tip: need help setting goals? try https://t.co/pemOahJr #slncommons
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ESTUDYEXPERT.COM - Pay Someone To Do My Online Class - 0 views

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